A certain column or article from a certain health writer was missing from the Journal-World last week. For that, I apologize — but I also don’t.
Here’s why: Neither you nor I nor anyone else has to be everything for everyone all the time. Sometimes, in order to save your sanity, you ...

Parkinson’s is a disease that affects the part of your brain involved with movement.
Initial symptoms affect motor skills and can result in tremors, stiffness and slowness of movement. Gradually, it can progress to nonmotor symptoms such as depression or anxiety. This disease progresses, ...

St. Louis — Missouri won’t have enough demand for medical marijuana to support the number of businesses the state is required to license by next year, according to a new study.
Three University of Missouri researchers recently told state officials that Missouri will need fewer than half ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis-based company has issued a recall for melon products sold in 16 states after being linked to a salmonella outbreak.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Friday that the recall includes cut watermelon, honeydew and cantaloupe produced by Caito Foods LLC. ...

Expecting a child can bring a rush of emotions. For Lawrence resident Audrey Pool, finding out she was pregnant with her first child brought a wave of fear.
“I was scared out of my mind,” Pool said. “With my first baby, we took classes offered at LMH Health and toured the birthing ...

Before she came to Douglas County, Shannon Bruegge, behavioral health parole officer, worked for eight years in Cass County, Mo., supervising clients with substance use disorders as part of a drug court.
“I saw people’s lives transformed,” she told Douglas County commissioners during ...

Here are a few upcoming health- and wellness-related events in the Lawrence area — plus one that’s a bit beyond city limits — that may be of interest.
Healthy Native Children Workshop scheduled Tuesday in Mayetta
A workshop for Native American parents of young children aims to “help ...

This year’s Douglas County Health Champions, Mitchell Tegtmeier, Dee Boeck and Gene Wee, have all incorporated their passions for fitness into efforts to help local youth begin a path to lifelong health. And LMH Health has contributed in various ways to supporting the Douglas County Community ...

Nancy Cruzan’s parents never thought their world would turn upside down as it did in 1983. Their daughter, Nancy, had been injured in a one-car accident, leaving her without cognitive brain function.
So the family faced two heartbreaking options: keep their daughter in a facility on life ...

In a quick motion on Wednesday, Douglas County commissioners approved a program that will place behavioral health peer specialists in the emergency department at LMH Health.
The Douglas County Peer Fellows Program will train peer specialists and provide them with professional development, ...

A behavioral health program that would place several peer specialists in the LMH Health emergency department will come up for a vote at Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting.
As the Journal-World reported on March 11, the Douglas County Peer Fellows Program would train peer ...

High school athletic trainers are located all over the Lawrence community. These athletic trainers provide their knowledge and skills to student athletes on a day-to-day basis, giving the students, coaches and parents peace of mind for their athletes’ safety.
March is Athletic Training ...

It might not be long before the bubble around Douglas County employees’ “extremely low deductible” health insurance plan bursts.
As county commissioners begin to wade into their 2020 budget process, the insurance concern looms on a slightly less distant horizon than the decisions that ...

After dipping out of the top 10 for the first time — to 23rd in 2018 — Douglas County has climbed back to the 17th healthiest county in Kansas this year.
Since the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps began in 2011, Douglas County had never ranked below ninth prior to its drop in 2018. ...

I already know what you’re thinking — either you saw this one coming, or you think I’ve lost my marbles.
If you’ve ever read this column, you’ve probably seen mention of some app or device or trick or nifty online service. After all, I’ve written about fitness trackers, apps for ...

Spring! Oh, glorious spring!
It officially arrives on Wednesday. Because winter weather finally is in our rearview mirrors, it’s time to turn our thoughts to warmer, sunnier weather. So we’ve checked in with three members of the LMH Health family for some advice about getting more mobile, ...

The latest U.S. research on eggs won’t go over easy for those who can’t eat breakfast without them.
Adults who ate about 1 1/2 eggs daily had a slightly higher risk of heart disease than those who ate no eggs. The study showed the more eggs, the greater the risk. The chances of dying early ...

A Lawrence woman is the new volunteer president of AARP Kansas, the organization has announced.
Judy Bellome will serve as the volunteer leader for the state’s 318,000 AARP members and hundreds of volunteers across Kansas, according to a news release from the organization.
Bellome ...

Bill Reilly got a bit emotional as he shared his story with Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday.
He told the commission that he “entered the system” as a 2-year-old kid. Over the decades since, he’s been a foster child, a patient in rehab and mental hospitals, and he’s survived ...

I have a somewhat irrational fear of falling to my death on snow and ice, so I basically haven’t left home unless it was completely necessary since November-ish.
At some point midwinter, I woke briefly from my hibernation to purchase an Echo Dot from Amazon so that I could turn off the ...